The Mad Phoenix

The Mad Phoenix 1997

南海十三郎 nán hǎi shísān láng

A Cantonese librettist enjoys immense popularity over the course of decades, followed by decline.

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仪态万千 儀態萬千 yí tài wàn qiān 仪: ceremony, rites gifts; admire · 态: manner, bearing, attitude · 万: ten thousand; innumerable · 千: thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler Idiom ∼HSK 7
衣香鬓影 衣香鬢影 yī xiāng bìn yǐng 衣: clothes, clothing; cover, skin · 香: fragrant, sweet smelling, incense · 鬓: hair on temples · 影: shadow; image, reflection; photograph Idiom ∼HSK 7
五马分尸 五馬分屍 wǔ mǎ fēn shī 五: five; surname · 马: horse; surname; KangXi radical 187 · 分: divide; small unit of time etc. · 尸: corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; KangXi radical 44 Idiom ∼HSK 7
摇头摆脑 搖頭擺腦 yáo tóu bǎi nǎo 摇: wag, swing, wave; shake; scull · 头: head; top; chief, first; boss · 摆: put, place; display; swing, sway · 脑: brain Idiom ∼HSK 7
大仁大义 大仁大義 dà rén dà yì 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 仁: humaneness, benevolence, kindness · 大: big, great, vast, large, high · 义: right conduct, righteousness Idiom ∼HSK 7
鼎足而三 鼎足而三 dǐng zú ér sān 鼎: large, three-legged bronze caldron · 足: foot; attain, satisfy, enough · 而: and; and then; and yet; but · 三: three Idiom ∼HSK 7
青出于蓝 青出於藍 qīng chū yú lán 青: blue, green, black; young · 出: go out, send out; stand; produce · 于: in, on, at; go to; surname · 蓝: blue; indigo plant; surname Idiom ∼HSK 7
不可限量 不可限量 bù kě xiàn liàng 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 可: may, can, -able; possibly · 限: boundary, limit, line · 量: measure, quantity, capacity Idiom ∼HSK 7
锦绣河山 錦繡河山 jǐn xiù hé shān 锦: brocade, tapestry; embroidered · 绣: embroider; embroidery; ornament · 河: river; stream; yellow river · 山: mountain, hill, peak Idiom ∼HSK 7
牛头马面 牛頭馬面 niú tóu mǎ miàn 牛: cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93 · 头: head; top; chief, first; boss · 马: horse; surname; KangXi radical 187 · 面: face; surface; plane; side, dimension Idiom ∼HSK 7
科班出身 科班出身 kē bān chū shēn 科: section, department, science · 班: class, group, grade; squad; job · 出: go out, send out; stand; produce · 身: body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 Idiom ∼HSK 7
一举成名 一舉成名 yī jǔ chéng míng 一: one; a, an; alone · 举: raise, lift up; recommend · 成: completed, finished, fixed · 名: name, rank, title, position Idiom ∼HSK 7
岂有此理 豈有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
美中不足 美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment Idiom HSK 7
倾家荡产 傾家蕩產 qīng jiā dàng chǎn to lose a family fortune (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
大名鼎鼎 大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng grand reputation; renowned; famous Idiom HSK 7
走投无路 走投無路 zǒu tóu wú lù to be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot; at the end of one's rope; desperate Idiom HSK 7
一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess Idiom HSK 7
爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible Xiehouyu HSK 7
神气 神氣 shén qì expression; manner; vigorous; impressive; lofty; pretentious Xiehouyu HSK 7
吹牛 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) Xiehouyu HSK 7
捣乱 搗亂 dǎo luàn to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally Xiehouyu HSK 7
活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should Xiehouyu HSK 7
宰 宰 zǎi to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) Colloquialism HSK 7
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
打岔 打岔 dǎ chà interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject HSK 7
籍贯 籍貫 jí guàn one's native place; place of ancestry; registered birthplace HSK 7
一个劲儿 一個勁兒 yī gè jìn r erhua variant of 一个劲; continuously HSK 7
踏上 踏上 tà shàng to set foot on; to step on or into HSK 7
痴心 痴心 chī xīn infatuation HSK 7
香油 香油 xiāng yóu sesame oil; perfumed oil HSK 7
出山 出山 chū shān to leave the mountain (of a hermit); to come out of obscurity to a government job; to take a leading position HSK 7
蚊帐 蚊帳 wén zhàng mosquito net HSK 7
阎王 閻王 Yán wáng (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person HSK 7
伯母 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) HSK 7
海运 海運 hǎi yùn shipping by sea HSK 7
退让 退讓 tuì ràng to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down; to concede HSK 7
骨气 骨氣 gǔ qì unyielding character; courageous spirit; integrity; moral backbone HSK 7
荡漾 盪漾 dàng yàng to ripple; to undulate; also written 荡漾 HSK 7
浩劫 浩劫 hào jié calamity; catastrophe; apocalypse HSK 7
出道 出道 chū dào to start one's career; (of an entertainer) to make one's debut HSK 7
指教 指教 zhǐ jiào to give advice or comments HSK 7
包庇 包庇 bāo bì to shield; to harbor; to cover up HSK 7
下海 下海 xià hǎi to go out to sea; to enter the sea (to swim etc); (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) HSK 7
不得而知 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī unknown; unable to find out HSK 7
气派 氣派 qì pài impressive; stylish; magnificent; imposing manner; dignified air HSK 7
放水 放水 fàng shuǐ to turn on the water; to let water out; (sports) to throw a game HSK 7
世代 世代 shì dài for many generations; generation; era; age HSK 7